“The desert tortoise is considered a keystone ... “You can go beneath raven nests on power poles and see piles of dead baby tortoises that were opened, killed, carried to the nests by adults ...

“The desert tortoise is considered a keystone ... “You can go beneath raven nests on power poles and see piles of dead baby tortoises that were opened, killed, carried to the nests by adults ...

The project is crucial for conserving the Mojave desert tortoise, a threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, and will also benefit other desert wildlife such as coyotes ...